Swarovski Got Nothing on These

Thankfully Roman didn’t press her when she admitted to not knowing what was before them, and as they approached the glowing crystals he didn’t have any idea either. They were a lot like fungus, growing their flowering bodies as crystals. They certainly weren’t mushrooms though. The alarming rate at which they had to grow made her just as uneasy as the apparition she had seen with Romulus. They were incredible, lighting up the ground at their feet. If she wasn’t so off put by their light it would have been beautiful.

She stayed by Roman’s side, trying not to get to close to the strange things. What if she touched it and started to become crystal as well? Lilith felt worried, scared of the unknown. Roman looked back towards her then, and even though she spoke, he continued. "Roman, don’t!” But it was too late and he pressed his paw against a crystal. Lilith froze and watched with wide garnet eyes.

The glowed in an ebb and flow in echo of his heartbeat. Lilith couldn’t bring herself to reach forward, afraid of these unexplained growths. "Does it hurt?” She asked quietly, still keeping her distance.

"Speech"